Appeal No. 1999-2443 Page 2
Application No. 08/857,144
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to an internally
illuminated sign that may be selectively positioned on a
lighting track (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims
under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants'
brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Mabrey 3,562,942 Feb. 16,
1971
Boshear et al. 5,665,938
Sept. 9, 1997
(Boshear) (filed July 21,
1994)
Claims 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Mabrey.
Claims 4, 5 and 9 to 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Mabrey in view of Boshear.
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